Drygate Brewing Co. Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

• "The venue space is fantastic and the staff were so attentive."
• "Nice atmosphere and a nice window view of the processing of beer."
• "Really nicely decorated, good atmosphere, great drink and food."
• "The place has a really nice atmosphere."
• "It's spacious, serves lovely food, and has a nice atmosphere - especially in the sun as they have lots of outdoor seating."
• "It is a busy place but still has an intimate atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere too with the different areas catering for all."

Cons:

• "The acoustics made the place hard to communicate and the place felt quite noisy."
• "The upstairs can be very noisy and loud indoor. Barely can hear conversation."
• "Music was far too loud, and not very good at that; we saw folk coming and immediately leaving."
• "On the ambience front the music at 7pm was a shade too loud for a dining area - difficult to have a conversation across 5 people."
• "The restaurant is kind of a basement and on my visit, there was a bad basement kind of smell."
• "The one problem I had with the place was the music choices which is not a major issue obviously but it did ruin the atmosphere just a little with its 2000s pop."
• "We were directed to the upstairs bar which has a little less atmosphere, especially if quiet."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were great and made us feel as if we were regulars."
• "The servers were younger but very attentive and friendly."
• "Service is great and fast."
• "The staff were brilliant and so helpful."
• "All the staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "The table service was delivered prompt and with a friendly manner all at reasonable prices."
• "Fabulous friendly, knowledgeable, efficient staff who will make you feel totally at home."

Cons:

• "There was no real resolution from the staff other than 'you were only charged for the regular burger so that's OK'."
• "You walk in the door and are 'pounced on' by an exceptionally unfriendly member of staff!"
• "We were made to feel very unwelcome."
• "Service wasn’t the greatest took ages for a food order to be taken and then to get our bill it was longer."
• "Felt like we were an inconvenience - no smiles, quick to leave the table, not asking everyone before leaving the table."
• "Unfortunately the service was not great."
• "And the service was beyond casual. Had to go up to get their attention twice as they just stood and chatted amongst themselves."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Fab music venue, excellent beer selection."
• "They have a great range of beer to try."
• "Wonderful beer and tasty food with good vegetarian options."
• "Great food and a great range of whiskeys all of which are promotional."
• "The fish and chips were some of the best I’ve ever had."
• "Had a great beer experience here with a flight of craft brews."
• "The burgers and triple cooked chips are to die for."